What in the world does "50% of kids are not ready for kindergarten" mean? Where is this study? They didn't pass the WASL? Did you know that 50% of children are below the median too? How many not ready for preschool? How many children are "unready" the moment they are born? These are same people who created "standards" for 2 year olds, and created as WASL test that declared that 70% of students, including the above-average as "below standard". How's this for a concept. You are ready for kindergarten when you are 5. What percentage of 5 year olds are ready for kindergarten? My math says 100%. Who figured out that if you're not 5 by end of August, you'll be ready the next year??? Hey public, these are the people who are running your schools. Wake the heck up. WASL is one silly idea down, fuzzy math, graduation exams, and universal whatever still to go. I dare the Times to allow me or anyone else to do a guest editorial on how the 1993 education reform has ruined public education for my generation of kids. That's why I'm running for Northshore Public Schools school board this fall. www.arthurhu.com/elect.htm